sarissophoroi
Sign in to savethumb|right|upright=1.3|A damaged 3rd-century BCE painting of a Macedonian cavalryman wielding a spear (perhaps a sarissa or a [[xyston?). Found by K. F. Kinch, with the new painting of the original painting by Oscar Willerup.]] The sarissophoroi (, bearers; singular: sarissophoros ), also called prodromoi, were a unit of light cavalry in the ancient Macedonian army.
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- Ancient Macedonian army
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thumb|right|upright=1.3|A damaged 3rd-century BCE painting of a Macedonian cavalryman wielding a spear (perhaps a sarissa or a [[xyston?). Found by K. F. Kinch, with the new painting of the original painting by Oscar Willerup.]] The sarissophoroi (, bearers; singular: sarissophoros ), also called prodromoi, were a unit of light cavalry in the ancient Macedonian army.
==Overview== In the primary sources Arrian mentions that the Macedonian officer Aretes commanded the prodromoi, in the same context Curtius says that Aretes commanded the sarissophoroi. It would appear that the same unit of cavalry was known by both names.
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